Traction-engine.



D. M. HARTSOUGH.

TBAGTloN ENGINE.

APPLICATION HLED JAN. 29, 1908. 1,126,005. atend aan. 26,1915.

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TRAGTION ENGINE. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 29, 1908.

. 1,125,005 Patented Jan. 26, 1915.

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APPLICATION FILED JAN. 29, 1908. 1,126,005 I 3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

Patented; J an. 26, 1915.

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Be it known that l, D. Memos. soUGH, e citizen of the 'Uniteil Siees, residing et Minneapolis, iii the eomiy o Hennepin and State of Minnesoe., lieve invea ecl a new and useful-T1sction-Engine, of which the following is a speeieeiom.

This invention relates 'o ffeetion engines, for use in connection with agricultural me ehinery, axial has for its grind-oel object. so provide e nevel. orm'o engine in c. gasolene Heey be e.clve s:egeossly empl im' motive power, alms flspeilsing wi lieeviei' escl more -eesly sesm boiler engine omlliisfily employed, Witheet eosi'espoiifiiig elecieese in emoties power.

'u'r'zliel elieei; of the eveiiioii censiiuei; e novel form of engine in 'lle pews sie so arranged es to insure z eenei of gravity, :mlin which e ef] ders ml mein crank shell', are flsposeel line ai e right eagle to elle leng'ii reas axleD and in e .position between the A- oi traction Wheels Where alley e A still fmiliei olijeci. of lelie imm to qsovide e sieveJL form of mciozi wlexeli may les veeel in eoimeeioii i ordinary tliesliei oi' simile? me in tiansi oi While lie meciioe is w52 'Furiher objeeis ami selvantsges will pear in lie fellowimg descriptien, it "heilig imdersooil. elias various changes in ilse fom, preporiols, size emi minor fleeils of the Vscruem'e mey be mse Withoulw parting from lle spirit or saei'lfiaing any of the avaiieges of the inventien.

ln the secompanying clrewings: Figme is e plexi View of e motion eixggine se@ slruened and eiz'aiigefi iu eecoiflenee Witli the inventien, s *poitien of the clrivimg slie': zm pinion carried thereby 'for alrivi'og one of the erection wheels being remos/ei. ligz 2 is e vertical sectional View of the seine on an enlarge seele. Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing; the tmetion engine coupled to a threshing maehine.

Similar numerals o reference ere employecl eo indicate corresponing parte throughout the several figures of the elsewing's.

The main frame of the machine is substantially rectangular in form and comprises a pair of longitudinal sills 10 Wliiczx are eonneeterl together by txensverse 'eers I bluish (iis/k 49 thai; is feathered en e, siii-iis .56 disposeel in aliiemeit wish ehe @reali ll, li-7 13 smi l. The rear axle l5 is cured flizeeily o elle freine, ami ssifl carries a peli of lisation Wheels l6. from; oi* steering Wheels l? sie ceiliesi lo,

axle 'i8 elast is Dfotslly connectee e lo :i lee bolstei" i9 depending rom elle frame For opeieibmg :imi traction pmposesE fem eyele internal combustion. engine is emv ployed. The eyliiiers 20 of the engine sie pzeembly ef the seme eliemeiei snel in ille li' peisllel o: s e reetly ser 'feliereo si eylimless ecm" pistons of tlie orcliiiaiy type rfi.. p' being ooiipled i0 a euml; slief' 2l miigefi loiigtuliiially ef 'lle irene, jmunslecl iii 4bearings corri-e6 by the i cross bars ll, and l2 of said freine "2'" @melts of eeeliof these iiiclueing vertically die posed tpaijition Lf'lie is sizmgeeeo ioie eoninusion ef s peritioe member ses sied bj! the mein cheminer cestini?. lowes sections 32 of the eiexils casiifigis sie eeeily semi-spherical in form, each is piovieie with letei'ally extening lugs which sie looltei ei otherwise secuiecl to the imweiel zumefl lieiom of the eesiiig ses Secured rigiclly to 'lle slis si s beyoml the foiwerfl emi of lie efe-zik easing; 1s s elutli lisl'f will; Wieli. engages slm-fia. The hub of lle disk 49 is pfovicleel with en annuler groove errengecl to'ieoeive the biiurcatecl enel of s lever 51 which is connectecl toen operating level 52 dispose el; the resi of the machine Within convenient reach of the operator, so that by manipular?.- ing this lever, `he two shafts may lee coil-- nested euml,diseomoetecl.` s

At e pol; between the two oioss loess 'i and 13 is ei'mngecl en euxilisiy frame 5'? s ingle lio nfl at the inner is e. lari nroi'iclei'l with clan tiered on "lle shaft il? a 1" vo pinicna e clutching i clnl'l'fliing teeth :it caen enti means of a lever Gel, so that y l `(l filth the clutching tie-cali of @liner oil the bevel @iiinion or muy lie moved, to an lille position between Said pginions,

lfotlie nncler Sides of the sills 10 are secured. lic. b lilools 68 in which is.1n onnt- ,n 2 riding transversely of the of. heft Si) is i. sectional l pinion@ n) niounterl at cach n, ich pinione inter-mesh with "l, that are rigidly secured to 1 Wheels ci the engine. The l'.

Sections l compe j gear meol'mnism 72 of the oriiinnry rnetion, the large spur Wheel of which intermeehes W'itha pinion 73, rigidlyY sec veel to theV sha-ft 58.

When tile bevel` pinion (5,0 is' interlockedl with the clutching sleeve 69, and, therefore, te the ift movement is imparted throng-li the shaft 58 and gearing connection;J flencribecl to 'the traction wheels, in lo propel. tlie Wheels in a. 't' By movingi the clutch te position, or. into enn nevel pini on 621', more mi to the traction wheels nien, So that the tracm backward when de,-

te llicrear pontion of the :frame ll lniving bearings for the snp nl'. tirenaverse elmft that is e crank Shoft 2l by bevel i 'zinlzmwhieli 'is Secured a frio Molini-ed loosely, on the shnfl't if p'ciley 95, one face of which ilngaggfement with the frio lever 96 controlling a clutch and to n inte beyond. the emi/celte.

lie :shaft 69 are connected to e.

itcning or, releasing the driv-V finneon and re'iforning the n unical, and in inet innove the r nm 1 o the tiel traction engine n the tlnceiierj So tint velt lll() which con iii'i'vei'l pulley oiE the lill" It will. be seen tim, ilse if f peiling mecliaiiisl'n is Emily miller ,in of an operator;- stntioned on tlm 13e-ii" j form, and that by inanipnlntinff lull, clutching devices, the engine n i to run free and then. may be coiilplel to shaft 50 for the purpose of propelling device, or may be connected to the pcm transmitting pulley 95 for the pnrm :a operating the tliresher or other mamme, or the threshing machine muy be operetefl in transit, M,

Attention. in nel. nailed to :lie 1! the 'rear Wheels 1G, l lungh relativ indiameter and ialiaxing' and. chiral in struction, are comparatiwily light in v tinus renderingit neceesarg'f, or :it nimble, to position the en ne cylinders over the rear axle to increase e traction of realli Wheels.

The rear. trixction wheels. ofthe vehicle are all of sufficient diameternto extend lieyond and above the engine cylinders anni vnil conductors so as to form in effectfa shield or housing for the op osito side of the e11- gine and its associate parts.

I cleilnz@ l. A traction engine, including in combi nation, a Supporting frame, steering wheels for supporting the frontend of :will freine, traction wheels;` for supporting the rear end ofV said frame, e, multiple cylinder in termal combustion engine' carried by Said frame, and having; ay single crank shaft nrrnngeci parallel with the longitudinal exis. of said frame, and i posed in a. o sition approximatelylmidwayv of the wi th oi the frame, saidy engine being' 1o-7 catecl adjacent the rear end of Suid iframe, wherebysubstuntially. the entire` weight thereof is imposed im the. traction wheels, gear-ing connections between one. end of the crank shaft 4and. the traction wheels, Seid gearing connections includingr controlling clevices.whereby said traction wheelfs may be driven either forwurdwor renrxjv'nrd, u power transmitting: sbnftatthe 'rear end of said. i210l frame, andgearing connections between the crank shaft of the' engine, and. euidv power transmitting shaft;

2. A traction engine including in combi nation Aa supporting frame, steering wheels .for supporting the front end of saici frame, traction wheels for supporting the rear end ofsnd frame, n multiple. cylinder inter-nal combustion engineI carried by seid :Emme ami having, e single crankshaft arranged lm las memos parallel with the longitudinal axis of said frame and disposed in a position approximately midway of the widthof the frame, said engine being located adjacent the rear end of said frame whereby substantially the entire Wei lit thereof is imposed on the traction whee s, gearing connections between the forward end of the crank shaft and the traction wheels, said gearing connections including controlling devices whereby the traction wheels may be driven either orward or rearward, a power 'transmitting shaft journaled in said frame at therear end thereof and extending crosswise of the frame, and a gear connection between the rear end of the crank shaft and said power transmitting shaft.

In testimony that claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aixed my signature in the presence of 'two witnesses.

D. MAURICE HARTSOUGH.

Witnesses:

CHARLES T. THOMrsoN, A. V. A. PETERSON. 

